Vocab Usual and Unusual

Abnormal

• Not normal 

Conventional 

• customary or conforming to most standards 

Idiosyncrasy 

• An unusual habit or mannerism of one particular person 

Orthodox

• Adhering to commonly accepted tradition 

• Adhering to an established religious faith

• Sound, true, authoritative 

Precedent 

• An action that can be used as an example for subsequent similar cases

 Prevalent 

• Widespread, commonly occurring, or generally accepted and practiced 

Prosaic 

• Ordinary or lacking in imagination 

 Quaint 

• Charmingly old fashioned 

Rarity 

• Something special or uncommon is usually valued 

• The state of condition of something being uncommon 

 Singular 

• Out of the ordinary 

• Peculiar or eccentric